Online comment sections revolutionised the participatory discourse as enabled by news
media, limiting the hurdles to participate and speeding up the process from submission to …

Abusive language has been corrupting online conversations since the inception of the
internet. Substantial research efforts have been put into the investigation and algorithmic …

While abusive language in online contexts is a long-known problem, algorithmic detection
and moderation support are only recently experiencing rising interest. This survey provides …

The past decade has been characterized by a strong increase in the use of social media and
a continuous growth of public online discussion. With the failure of purely manual …

Traditional (news) media companies are increasingly facing rising participation in their
discussion sections and a simultaneous surge of abusive contributions. Legally required to …

Comment sections have established themselves as essential elements of the public
discourse. However, they put considerable pressure on the hosting organizations to keep …